SHAKE AND BAKE FAMILY DYNAMIC

Misato turned looking at Shinji and Kaworu who were finishing the cooking on the new cooker close by and were now filling bowls with hot food. Her table on the floor was set though she's brought in a bigger one now and sold off the old one and put down fresh cushions for everyone to sit on.

Mari and Toji were already seated along with Kaji, Mari was looking at her phone and talking with Cheshire her AI learning personality who protected her computer system and other devices. Asuka also had one of these his name is Anneberg and he did the same thing though he'd recently been ported into Rei's devices and computer as well and could shift between them and as like Cheshire he had free will he could go in between either. "Asuka is coming right?"

Mari looked up. "Yeah she said she was, look she probably just got distracted." Toji lay back putting his hands behind his head looking at Sakura was opposite who was playing with Pen Pen who was enjoying the game. "I heard she took out the hot tubs camera's today along with the sound, she literally punched it out."

Mari turned looking at him. "I want to be surprised…but I'm really not." She typed watching as Cheshire asked another question his yellow eyes flashing on his animated icon. "They should just turn it off for good sound and all when she's in there with Rei because it being on is just another reason for her to destroy it."

She adjusted her glasses. "Plus it's not a big secret that they love to make out in there everyone knows it, there declaring it Asuka and Rei's little romantic haven." Misato put the drink glasses in front of them. "Actuality I didn't know that." Kaji folded his arms taking his seat. "I did." Shinji smiled as he filled a large bowl with cooked octopus wieners, he could remember giving these to Asuka for her lunch when he used to cook it along with Rei's back when they were kids.

He thought it would help break the ice as it had been almost three years since she'd been here also as a gift from Nerv on her promotion Misato's whole house had been refurbished now with new kitchen items like a cooker black garnet work top and it had all been repainted.

Also Pen's Pen's huge freezer had been upgraded almost everything had been replaced or upgraded apart from the sofa chairs and her personal recliner. "Yeah but they get way to much attention more than myself and Kaworu do, it must just get on her nerves being watched by Nerv staff all the time wherever they go."

Kaji eyed Misato okay they were both guilty of this as well but for a completely different reason. "Yeah but no one ever expected this happen, some of us knew Asuka's feelings but no one expected your sister to fall in love with her or return her feelings."

Toji sat up a smile suddenly forming. "Did anyone hear about the gym Rei had her dancing to music and going with a red ribbon on the gymnastic floor?" Kaworu raised his plate. “Now that I did hear about it was most intriguing because they said they were towards the end starting to get a rhythm going that was almost perfect."

He felt his smile widen. "I say almost because Asuka's just not quite there yet, though it's understandable she's used to fighting not dancing and she can be over aggressive in her moves." Misato slowly took the bowls putting them on the table. "I will never understand how Rei gets her to do things like that she won't do it for anyone else."

Mari looked up from her phone. "Oh I think that's easy Rei just smiles and she goes with it." She put her phone down. "I think she loves that Asuka is so protective of her it means she can just say what she wants now and no one will dare back chat her because they'd have to answer to Asuka."

She put her hand on her chest. "I'm her older sisters and even I wouldn't go there, when we were going through that rouge spot I did try my luck and she made real clear that if I pissed of Rei I'd be answering directly to her and we'd already had one punch up and personally didn't fancy another."

She looked up. "So good luck to the first person who oversteps that mark because she'll break their nose like she did mine, when I insulted her mother after the accident with the UN Alpha test unit before our family history got fully resolved." Kaji looked up hearing the door go which caused Pen Pen to look up as Asuka and Rei entered the room dressed in there casual clothes. "Ah you're both here at last."

Misato looked up as she sat down. "What's wrong Asuka did you forget where I live?" Asuka eyed her as she took a seat watching as Rei sat down opposite. "No…" She looked around her. "They've done up the place nice." Rei looked around her. "Yes it's very nice."

Misato watched as Kaworu sat opposite putting an arm around Shinji. "It's so nice to have you both here." She turned to Rei. "I'm guessing you had to drag her up here right and she made all kinds of excuses hence why you're late." Rei looked up breathing in deeply shaking her head "No I didn't and we were late because we went to the Elysium gallery before coming here as they wanted to go through Asuka's artwork and pick pieces for her new exhibition."

Asuka leaned over stroking Pen Pen's head as he greeted them. "The two nice people who own the gallery got into an argument over one piece, it was very amusing." Rei watched as she took her patch off putting it away. "Trust me Asuka that is normal they do that all the time with Shinji's huge painted canvas."

Misato watched as Kaji started to pour drinks as everyone started to tuck in instantly as they were all hungry. "So Asuka I heard that the spa hot tub camera got punched in, you wouldn't happen to know anything about that would you?" Asuka eyed the food seeing Shinji just shake his head. "No I wouldn't camera's get smashed all the time at Nerv it's none of my business." Misato eyed her clearly something's just never changed.

Everyone knew Asuka had a history of breaking camera's she'd broken over a hundred Nerv camera's people knew she did it, there was even footage of her doing it but she would just never admit to it she'd admit to everything else and be honest to a fault but never that. "Come on Asuka I know you broke it."

Rei looked up. "They shouldn't have cameras in the spa hot tubs anyway I mean I've never heard of anyone having a fight in any of those hot tubs or saunas." Misato leaned forward. "There in there so people can't have sex because that's against company policy rules."

Kaji looked up. "Not that, that means anything since Maya once ran into Ritsuko and Gendo burning the mid night oil, in some room in the restricted zone years ago." Asuka looked up slightly seeing disgust appear on just about everyone's face. "Yeah Kaji I could have gone the whole of my life not knowing that…it's going to take me a week to burn that visual image out of my brain." Kaji smirked as he leaned forward. "I'm just saying the rule is more of a guide line and I've seen enough employee footage to know it gets ignored from time to time."

Rei looked up speaking calmly. "Yes well we didn't do anything we shouldn't." Misato eyed her. "No of cause you weren't because you always play by the rules right Rei?" Rei took some food not missing a beat as she spoke. "Yes and like Asuka says camera's get smashed all of the time Nerv has thousands of employees accidents happen."

Misato turned wishing Sakura wasn't here watching and listening because she couldn't throw out the crude statement she really wanted to say about how they'd had sex in there and that was why the camera had been smashed in. Asuka ignored Mari's smirk as she turned to Shinji. "This is really nice, thank you for cooking." Shinji leaned over kissing Kaworu's lips. "It was a joint effort between me and Kaworu."

Asuka eyed the food. "Then thank you to both of you." She looked over catching sight of something odd which sort of stood out. "Are those octopus wieners?" Shinji pushed the bowl her way seeing a sly smile form on Rei's lips. "Yes I remember you liked them a lot in school." Asuka picked on up looking at them. "Yes I did." Mari leaned over. "What's so good about them it's just I've had these before in restaurants over here and they don't move me?"

Asuka eyed her. "Why don't you go poke one with a chop stick four eyes and find out?" Mari eyed her as she picked one up chewing on it only for her eyes to widen. "Oh that's so good!"

She turned looking at Shinji. "You're a really good cook." Toji leaned over. "Yeah he is, almost makes me jealous I can't cook this well." Sakura looked up. "You do a great job and I enjoy us both cooking together." Asuka took another mouthful. "Be grateful the meats real when I came to Nerv you only had synthetic and it's not the same."

She pointed her chop stick at Shinji. "He could actuality get it to taste good and that takes real talent." Rei looked up. "That's true my brother can even make the synthetic fish meat taste nice." Kaji felt a smile form. "If I've said it once I've said a thousand time's people love others who can cook, food is a way to any person's heart."

Asuka looked down she wasn't that great a cook she just tried her best and she never felt that the effort was ever good enough for Rei who could cook miles better than she could. Misato eyed Kaji she knew he wasn't being rude but she knew she couldn't cook that well it had just never been the central focus in her life and she found it easy to just have dried noodles and eat out now and again.

She felt herself smile inwardly it was nice though to have everyone here it made her home feel so alive in a way it hadn't for a very long time and she still needed to get to know Toji, Sakura and Mari better along with Asuka who she was starting to get to know all over again.

Toji looked up. "Hey Asuka have you seen the new Nissin cup advert for noodles, because you know they do little CGI units fighting around the noodle cups?" Mari turned laughing. "I've seen that new one it's funny." Asuka looked up why did she not like the sound of this? Oh wait it was because right now she couldn't escape food and Bardiel in the same topic. "Let me guess my units eating Bardiel."

Toji raised his hand shaking his head. "Yes and no he's in sauce form and your unit and Rei's fights him then you both push him in the cup where he melts away." Mari laughed. "The tag line is want a filling meal eat away all of your problems Evangelion style."

Asuka put the chop sticks in her mouth she hated that food manufactures had the rights to show boat the Evangelion's as mascots of their products she spoke unable to keep the sarcasm out of her tone. "My life feels so complete I made a noodle advert, what's next eat Bardiel here?" Toji eased up her finger. "As a matter of fact…." Asuka raised her hand. "Don't answer that Toji, it was rhetorical!" Toji blinked in surprise. "Are you angry about that whole food carving they had at that formal dinner party?"

Rei turned looking at Asuka. "No Toji I think Asuka just annoyed about the fact that they keep asking her interviews how he tasted, it's kind of disturbing and they never ask me how Bardiel's S² Engine tasted." Shinji looked up. "They never ever asked me that either and my unit eat part of Sachiel including the S² Engine."

Asuka looked at her food. "I thought I was going to get some interesting questions but the world probably just thinks I'm a dumb angel chewing moron who can't do perfect math." Rei turned sharply feeling her eyes dart she had been wondering why this issue had been getting to Asuka now it was all too clear and she could tell by how the patterns were sharply spinning in her left eye which meant that this was really agitating her emotionally. She moved over taking her hand. "Has someone up at Nerv made some comment?"

Misato looked at her for a long moment well that had come out of nowhere and was quite unexpected. "Has Ritsuko made a comment?" Asuka breathed in sharply. "She doesn't have to she's always treated me like I'm a moron." She felt her eyes dart. "I mean in her eyes I probably am since my mother could run equations through her head and write them on paper without a calculator." She looked at her food. "I mean I hated maths so much in school that I beat up two boys and got them to do my homework for me."

Sakura laughed as she looked up. "That's so cool." Asuka turned to her speaking calmly. "That's not cool don't ever do that Sakura, it's cheating and picking on people and threatening them to do things on your behalf is very cowardly." Shinji felt a smile form. "That explains so much I did wonder how you got straight A's for a year, when you didn't study at all and you spent all your time drawing in that A4 sketch pad."

Mari pushed up her glasses somehow this felt all very weird since in school back in Britain she'd been the one on the reserving end of the bullies who had tried to make her do their homework because they knew that she was very good at crunching the numbers. "My sister is right Sakura it's also not nice to be the one on the reserving end either."

Kaworu leaned over. "Intelligence does not dictate a person though you can be very intelligent and be foolish or be the reverse and be normal intelligence but very smart to what's going on in the world around you so intelligence is not a defining factor it is how the person in question uses it."

He looked at Asuka for a long moment seeing something he'd seen very often in Shinji as these two were very much alike though how they worked their problems and dealt with them was the parallel opposite.

This wasn't so much about intelligence she wanted respect and Shinji had gone through this as well two years ago. "I think if you were that intelligent Asuka I don't think you'd enjoy it because you like art and creative pursuits." Asuka looked at her food, knowing that he was right. "True…I guess just once though I'd like to just throw Ritsuko through a loop I hate how smart she thinks she is."

Kaji pushed his empty bowl aside. "I think that crap comes from her science background but in my opinion she's not that great a scientist and she's also a former scientist since she's now in management as Gendo equal." He paused knowing Asuka wouldn't like what he had to say next as he pulled out a note. "Speaking of which Gendo wants to talk to you and Rei." Asuka looked up sharply. "What, why?"

Kaji watched as she took the note from his hand. "He wouldn't say he just said he wants you and Rei in his office tomorrow morning." Rei looked at the note as Asuka passed it to her as she turned to Shinji. "Since when does he ever want to talk to me?" Shinji took in a deep breath. "Seriously he's going to do the drill questions on you to?"

Rei eyed the note. "What do you mean drill questions?" Shinji took in a deep breath. "When you and Asuka spent a few days off after she came back from the core he called us up to the office and started asking these weird questions to myself and Kaworu it was like some messed up interview. I didn't say anything because he never calls you up for anyway and I assumed he wouldn't because he doesn't like being around you, you remind him to much of mum."

He eyed Asuka. "I'm shocked that he would call you both, I mean he's always had mixed feelings regarding you." Misato looked up she could remember the conversation some time ago where he had talked about Rei and Asuka's relationship and he said that he had seen it as a conveyance because he felt that Rei kept Asuka in line and made her behave better.

As for Kaworu he saw his relationship with Shinji as a benefit to the program because it had made relations with the Ukraine division much easier. Granted the man was an asshole but he had wasted no time in making sure that Shigeo died once he found out that he was a traitor and that he had been harassing Rei.

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Personally though she knew it wasn't love, it was owner ship Gendo saw his children as extensions of himself and he took the stance that they were his therefore he had low tolerance for anyone outside of Nerv screwing with them. "I would just answer the questions Asuka and do whatever he asks of you."

Asuka eyed the note in Rei's hand nothing about this made her feel happy only anxious she hadn't been up to the head office in years and she hated it up there. She looked up desperately wanting to change the subject. "I'm sorry I should have wished you both congratulations on you and Misato getting together."

Kaji looked up giving her a smile. "Thank you Asuka." Misato looked up pulling out the cards which were for the weeks coming events taking in a deep breath she had wanted to use this to get her own back on Asuka yet somehow she didn't have the stomach for it anymore not after what she'd said tonight.

Truth was she didn't know who she was talking to anymore she just didn't know her the way she thought she did and she needed to build bridges she slowly laid the cards out watching as they all looked over them. "Hey I have some events for you guys this week I need two of you to go to each. I have the shopping store opening up in the Nerv Arcade, an antique auction and the children's hospital.

Mari picked up the card eyeing Asuka and Rei. "Hey I know this brand, they make electronics and robotics can I have this one, it's just I'd really like to go?" She watched as they both nodded their heads Toji sat up fully. "I'll go with you." Shinji picked up the second card. "An antiques auction?"

Asuka looked up sharply. "Is it ancient as in ancient history and civilizations?" Shinji eyed the card as he started to read it. "We welcome you to a four hour auction where we will sell pre second impact items as well as ancient items from Macedonia, Egypt and other counties."

Asuka watched as Rei's head shot up she knew that she had a love of things that were pre second impact and she loved ancient history and mythology she shifted forward ignoring the surprise as it appeared on both Kaji's and Misato's faces. "I'll take that if you don't want it." Shinji passed it to her. "Yeah this is more your kind of thing and Rei's, I know nothing about this kind of stuff."

Kaworu picked up the last card. "Well I think this one will be far more fitting for us, it's what we do best anyway." Asuka the card he was holding up. "That's probably for the better I can only handle one kid a time I'm no good with groups."

Misato looked up eyeing Asuka who was eyeing over the card which she passed to Rei. "You like ancient history? It's just I thought you hated it back in school." Asuka pushed her empty plate aside. "No I like it but I only got really interested in it in the past three years." Rei looked at the card. "I like pre second impact items, I mean before they used to have lithium batteries and cars were run on petrol engines, seeing that old stuff is fascinating."

Misato put her hands together. "Well its formal dress wear for that one Rei but you two seem to have that stuff worked out now plus you'll have to be polite."

She adjusted her dark trousers as she looked at Asuka. "You will get press photos on this one sadly but I think they will really like your new suit it looks good on you, plus they'll be plenty of couple talk but Shinji and Kaworu can fill you in on that as they've been going to these and they know how it all works."

Asuka looked up she still didn't know how to handle nice comments from her and despite all that had happened between them she was still very wary of her. "Wasn't my idea it was Mari's and Shinji's."

Mari looked over. "Yes but it was still your choice princess, so don't try and pass over the credit to us on this one." Misato eyed the red haired woman she still didn't like compliment or praise or maybe it was more than she only liked it from Rei and still hadn't really taken to accepting it from other. Kaji sat up. "Who knows you might meet some people you used to know."

Asuka looked up the internal thought of meeting anyone she used to know from three years ago made her feel physically sick as they'd all left her to rot after she'd been falsely accused of beating up Hikari in bed and the universes being what it was they probably would again given the chance. "I'd rather not meet any off those people ever again plus I'd rather just be friends with you guys that is all that really matters to me."

8

Asuka slowly looked out over Misato's balcony seeing the spreading lights of the city they'd have to go home it was getting very late yet she was out here regardless. Maybe it was the pull of memory that was making her sit here, she had so many memories of being here and arguing with Shinji and getting in Rei's personal space while she'd been doing her homework and later ones of trying to make up for actions after their relationship had ended so they could still remain friends along with arguing with Misato before she'd moved away three years ago after which Rei and Shinji and Kaworu had moved themselves and found their own homes though Rei was now with her.

Granted her memories here weren't all pleasant but none the less they were memories and maybe that was why she found it hard to be here, it wasn't like her home it didn't feel like a happy place she had very few happy memories here. Yet maybe she still had the childish desire to look out over the balcony and see the sprawling city because it was something she'd always liked though she'd didn't care for city living she liked the view with its many lights.

She wished that it wasn't so late because otherwise she'd have pulled out her digital A3 scroll and pen and made a sketch. She took a sip finishing the last of the Japanese Kirin beer from the bottle in truth tonight was probably the first real happy memory of being here.

"Asuka."

Asuka turned watching as Rei came in closing the blind behind her as she came to sit on the tables chair opposite. "Sorry I was just distracted it's been a while since I was out here." She eyed the trees in pots. "The house is all fresh and new inside but outside it's all the same."

Rei sat back in the chair. "The last time we were out here was before you moved out, you were getting very drunk and Shinji had to take you to your bedroom because you couldn't really walk that well." Asuka looked down how ironic Rei had a memory of her being here that she barely verfickte remembered. "I don't remember."

She looked up slightly. "Sorry in advance if I was being an asshole towards you I can be a massive idiot when I'm completely wasted." Rei looked at her she really didn't remember at all it was funny because since they'd gotten together she'd found herself going over past memories all over again and seeing them a very different perspective. "You weren't being awful or anything you were being crude I'll admit but it was all very amusing even Shinji saw the funny side, he just got really worried when you fell out of the chair because you couldn't stand." Asuka looked at her empty beer bottle. "Sounds very embarrassing please tell me the crude part wasn't towards you."

Kaji moved forward seeing that Misato was up against the patio's glass looking through a small crack in the blind he spoke quietly. "You know it's rude to eave's drop." Misato eyed him. "I'm not eaves dropping I just want to see how they interact, I saw it up at their home but its more than they act really homely…I want to see them kiss really kiss."

Kaji blinked taking in a deep breath. "You saw that in the visitor centre footage." Misato eyed him. "Yes it's when people are around I want to see it when there not, because though they hug and kiss cheeks and lips, stroke hair but I've never seen them go at it like Shinji and Kaworu in full view of everyone even in public."

Kaji looked up. "Funny you'd think it would be the other way around." Misato looked up keeping her voice to a low whisper. "Yeah you would since Asuka used to be all sexual energy yet now it's so reigned in." Kaji felt a smirk form. "I don't think it is, I think its that's more private to them and they don't want others seeing it."

He turned catching sight of Mari who was had a drink in hand she looked up a coy smile forming. "What are you guys doing?!" Misato eased up her finger as eyed her. "Be quite we are watching Asuka and Rei here."

Mari raised her hand. "Oh I see I'll be going then because I want no part in the blame if she catches you watching her and Rei make out." Misato blinked in confusion. "You don't want to watch?" Mari shifted around the boxes in the storage room as she spoke. "I don't believe in crossing those kinds of boundaries with my little sister so have fun with that."

Kaji watched as she left. "Okay I'm genuinely surprised by that." Misato blinked. "So am I." She turned seeing Shinji appear she raised her hand signalling him to be quite. Shinji moved closer trying to avoid the boxes this had once been Asuka's room he turned seeing just what they were looking at as he spoke quietly. "Whatever you're both thinking, it's a very bad idea."

Misato looked at him. "Oh please tell me you're not that tiniest bit curious I mean so far how often have you seen them full on kiss I mean tonight you and Kaworu kissed way more than them?" Shinji looked up granted he hadn't but he didn't like the idea. "Yeah I'm curious but it's not worth risking my neck over. You know they make a deal of shutting the hot tub blinds because they like the privacy and they're sick of everyone always gathering around them it's probably why Asuka broke the camera because she really tired of this and your both being no better." Misato raised her hand. "Look I just want to see them really kiss then I'll leave them both alone, I promise."

Rei leaned forward. "No you weren't being crude towards me you were talking about this guy you had sex with who literally ran out on you in terror and that you were really annoyed that he didn't finish because you were really sexually frustrated and pent up."

Asuka leaned forward suddenly remembering that event. "I'm not proud of that moment he was this guy who just kept on harassing me in my favourite dance club making out that he could handle me and tame me back when I was sixteen and a half." She looked down at her hands. "So the next time I saw him I said bring a rubber and we would see if you had what it took."

Rei leaned forward feeling a knowing smile form. "But he couldn't handle you though could he?" Asuka leaned a little closer to her. "I hate being anyone's sexual challenge or trophy I dominated that asshole into the ground to the point that he ran out in terror." She breathed in deeply. "Kind of pathetic when I think about it but I used to enjoy doing that to others it was a form twisted sexual power play."

Rei breathed in deeply. "If it makes you feel better I think the men and women I was with in the past just saw me as trophy hence why they never cared about my feelings beyond the physical I always found it deeply disappointing."

Asuka stood up slowly easing off her leather jacket. "You know its cold out here." She carefully put it around the other woman's shoulders. "You should stay warm." Rei looked up at her. "It's nice that you trust me so much with your leather jacket." Asuka leaned forward speaking in a soft silky voice. "I trust you with everything I own plus I should really repay you for that wonderful session in the hot tub it made my day so worthwhile being the object of your affection."

Rei watched as the other woman's left eye started to flash and flicker she felt a coy smile form. "I personally enjoyed you smashing up the camera and killing the sound."

Asuka felt her smile widen turning into a toothy grin. "Always nice to know that you appreciate my violence in a way others don't." Rei looked up feeling a smile coy smile form. "Yeah well I'm not afraid of it and it completes you." She grabbed Asuka shirt not thinking about her next actions at all, she really didn't care anymore about holding back on her feelings or desires when it came to this woman and she also didn't care how the outside world viewed them they didn't know anything anyway.

She was on her feet shifting her back in the opposite direction as she kissed harder and with more passion as she pushed Asuka against the wall feeling both her hands get tangled in her hair.

Shinji turned sharply watching the shock as it spread across Misato's face and he could understand why his sister was the one dominating this whole thing not Asuka she was just going with it and it was so fire some and passionate despite the leading from Rei there was no pushing from Asuka's side she was being very gentle. "Okay…seriously we all need to go now." Misato pushed him away as she carried on staring. "No fucking way…your sister is in control of Asuka."

Kaji blinked looking up. "I can honestly say that I did not see that coming." Misato leaned closer watching as Asuka's left eye suddenly ignited letting out white and blue light. "It glows when she's turned on…." Shinji breathed in shaking his head he and the others already knew this but Misato didn't and clearly no one had informed her or Kaji he could guess that Maya knew but she probably hadn't told them though. Kaji leaned over. "Wait her teeth are going as well."

Misato leaned closer trying to get a better look. "Wait so when Rei was being a sexual tease under the table, she was somehow stopping this?" Shinji turned walking away he no longer wanted any part of this. "Good luck guys I'm done breaching my sisters and Asuka's privacy."

Misato looked up sharply. "No wait you're not going, how does Asuka kiss her like that and it not bleed her lips?" Shinji rolled his eyes moving towards the open blind that led to the hall way. "With great delicacy and tenderness or so Rei tells me." He turned as Toji ran in a big smile on his face. "What are you guys doing?"

Shinji grabbed his arm pulling him towards the door. "Something you want no part in, believe me." Toji turned only to knock off one of the boxes causing a massive crash he watched as everyone's face turned to shock followed by horror.

Mari watched as everyone came running into the front room all seating themselves on the sofa's she eyed her game which she'd been playing on her phone, she'd heard the massive crash from in here she felt a coy smile form as she eyed Misato. "Well you've got about one minute before she comes in here and asks what the fuck you were doing."

Misato turned to her keeping her voice low. "If you say you did it, I'll make it worth your while." Mari looked up adjusting her glasses. "Okay I want to know what gift I can buy for Maya you know something she'd like." Misato blinked. "You want that, seriously?" Mari turned hearing the patio opening on the other side she started to hum. "Half a minute and counting."

Misato turned back seeing that Kaji looked just as nervous they both knew Asuka had zero tolerance when it came to personal matters. "Okay fine." She watched as Asuka came in through eyeing everybody along with Rei who did the same they both looked really unimpressed, Asuka's eye and teeth had returned to normal. Misato leaned back on the sofa giving Asuka her best smile. "Have fun on the veranda you two?"

Asuka eyed her yeah she must think she was stupid or born yesterday. "Okay who of you was watching us?" Mari stood up putting her hand on her chest. "I'm so sorry that was completely my fault princess, you see Shinji was telling me that, that room in there was your old room. I was just looking around it and I knocked one of the storage boxes off I had no idea you were both out there."

She moved closer purposely shifting her gaze to Misato as she spoke. "I do hope you'll forgive me." Asuka eyed her instantly catching the signal which Misato didn't see because she was too busy drinking her iced coffee and trying to pretend that she was innocent.

Also Mari stayed around her house sometimes and she never ever breached boundaries when it concerned Rei, it was an unspoken rule between them and it went both ways. She looked up giving her a sly knowing smile. "It's no problem."

Misato looked up okay now that was really unexpected and suddenly that made her feel very nervous. Asuka moved over to the sofa knowing her next move was a real mean thing to do but she wanted to make a point she licked one of her canine teeth feeling all her back molars turn to razors as her left eye ignited.

She calmly leaned over the sofa making sure she was really up close for her next words as she felt a wide smile form on her lips. "You should really stack your storage boxes better Misato, maybe not pile them up so high." Misato turned feeling her body freeze as she eyed the teeth which were on full display along with the left eye she felt her eyes dart as she eyed the teeth she had never ever been this close and she could see that they really were razor sharp she forced a smile. "I'll remember to pack them better."

Asuka eyed her. "Yeah I mean I wouldn't want another one to fall down." She kept both eyes fixed up on her. "That would be most unfortunate I mean something might get broken." Misato looked up it didn't take a genius to get that, that statement was twofold and very much a subtle threat.

Rei moved forward putting her hand on Asuka's shoulder speaking calmly. "You know it's late we should be going or we will miss the last train home." She watched as Asuka stood up everything reverting to normal almost instantly. "I also need to shift money in my accounts around since my old apartment sold this morning."

Shinji looked up. "That was fast." Rei gave him a wide smile. "They said that it was considered celebrity real estate and that it would sell very fast." Asuka turned to her as she put her patch back on. "Your apartment was way too small anyway you had barely any space to move around." She pulled her leather jacket around her shoulders as she passed Rei, her coat. "At least you can breathe at my place."

Rei felt her smile widen. "Yes there is that." She eased up her hand. "We'll see you guys tomorrow." Misato watched as the others gave them a wave. "Safe trip you two." She heard the door go as they left she took in a deep breath letting it out as she eyed Mari who was showing something on her phone to Kaworu and Sakura. "How did she know it was me?"

Mari looked up. "I wouldn't know ask Rei sometime." Misato put down her coffee. "You sold me out didn't you?" Mari looked at Shinji before looking back. "I have no idea what you're talking about, since Asuka can smell bullshit from a mile off, maybe she just saw right through you have you considered that?"

She felt a sly smirk form. "Just be lucky you only got a flash off threatening teeth and nothing more, I mean I thought everyone would get by now that Bardiel got eaten alive because he pushed his luck where Rei is concerned."

End of part 10

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